This is the large-screen debut of famous (or infamous, depending on your POV) fuzzy purple dinosaur Barney, the oafish character who began a decade earlier on video (selling 45 million units) and then became a top-ranked public TV preschooler show in 1992, followed by 15 million stuffed toys and 25 million copies of Barney books, plus his own attraction at the Universal theme park. The story in this $15 million movie has Mom and Dad leaving son Cody and daughter Abby, plus Abby's friend
Marcella, and a baby with Grandpa and Grandma down on the farm -- where a shooting star deposits a large colorful egg. After it's accidentally taken away, Cody and others chase after the egg, intersecting a Main Street parade and then continuing on through a French restaurant, a circus, and a big hot-air balloon launch, eventually returning to the farm. Music features more than a dozen songs, including "Old MacDonald" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". Dances devised by Cirque du Soleil choreographer Debra Brown. Filmed in the countryside near Montreal. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
To those of us on the greying side of five years old, Barney looks like an eggplant and has a rigor-mortis smile, no shoulders, a huge rear end and the sort of nervous giggle that makes you think he has something to hide.
It's suprisingly entertaining. A must-see for toddlers.
August 4, 2010
Bently Lyles
Super Reviewer
Does anything with Barney the Dinosaur's name in it even deserve a movie? I don't think so!! BARNEY THE DINOSAUR IS EVIL!! Also, notice the film is called, Barney's Great Adventure, yet the movie is really short. That is called false advertising!! My little nephew was just born two days ago or so, and I am not
showing him this garbage!! I'm going to introduce him to Star Wars and Disney films!! You know, the good stuff!! He'll be a nerd like his uncle!!
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